93 944ti
Thank you all for your suggestions on changing my manifold gasket.
The bolts werent rusted at all but I lubed the bolts a few days before doing the job anyway as suggested, just in case. None of them broke, in fact, all the bolts came out without stress. Suprisingly, even if it is a Quebec car (Montreal even worst), the whole car is completely rust free (i'm pretty proud of this).

For those of you who has to change that gasket in the future, make sure you get the flat gasket and the O ring of the turbo oil return pipe at the same time.
At almost ten years old, the little flat gasket is very brittle and brakes very easily, so does the rubber ring that secures and seals the pipe in the crank case. I had to wait for the Volvo dealer to open the next week to get those gasket before I could drive it, oil was leaking like crazy.

JF

JF (Is the name Jean Francois)?

Hi my name is Greg, and I am writing to you because I am in Montreal too (actually now Laval). Nice to get news from someone who's car is also in this terribly bad weathered city...

I have a 940 GLE 1992, 80 000 km.

My question for you is:
What is the best way to maintain the body (completely rust free) and park indoors? I keep my garage unheated in the winter. It usually stays beteen -5 to +10 degrees, so the snow usually melts off anyway. Is this a good idea? Should I heat the garage? Should I only park outside? The garage usually becomes very humid...

My car's body is absolutely mint. I would like to keep it that way.

BTW, I do not get this shuttering sound on the highway. The only thing I get is a drivetrain vibration when hard accelerating, I think it is a driveshaft bearing support or something.

ciao,
you can reply to this message or write back to me at greg_mustang@hotmail.com

Greg

hey fellow Quebecan
I'm from Ville des Laurentides, pass by Laval everyday.
From what I know, the two main conditions to create rust on a car is: Humidity and salt abrasives. As you know, Montreal and vinicity meets well those two conditions. They spread tons of salt on the roads and the humidity is just so high.
I always figured that parking the car in a garage will just melt the snow that remains on the car and get the garage very humid (as you mention). First condition for rust
Salt is only effective in temperature warmer than -15c or so. colder than that, it become inactive. At the temperature your garage stays at, the salt you are bringing in is just eating slowly your car.
So my theory is to leave the car in the driveway, dont park it indoors. The wind will also help drying the car. And rust proof, rust proof, rust proof. Volvos are very good for not rusting easely, we have this advantage, but we still need to help it.
If you want a warmer car to get into after one of our beautiful winter night, install an Autostart brand car starter. I can fix you up with that.
JF

What "flat gasket" are you refering to?
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'92 Mercedes 190E (my daily driver), '93 Volvo Turbo Wagon (a family car w/flair), '53 Willys-Overland Pickup (my snow-plow truck/conversation piece)

One end of the oil return pipe is secured underneath the turbo by two 10mm bolts. The "flat gasket" is just a high temp oval gasket mesuring around 1 by 1/2 inch sealing that connection.